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This survey aims to provide detailed insights and better understanding about stewardship practices in the global investor community. This year questions focus on stewardship resourcing, company engagement, voting and ESG integration and the results will be made available to Members in the New Year. Deadline 6 December 2019. 

ICGN is pleased to respond to the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Public Consultation Document: Secretariat Proposal for a “Unified Approach” under Pillar One. 

Financial accounts have many different users but their main objective should be to provide information that is useful to present and potential equity investors as the providers of risk capital and bearers of residual risk.

ICGN CEO’s Statement to Council in Tokyo focuses on disclosure of voting process and rationale, stewardship activity reporting, proxy advisory services, stewardship across all asset classes and ESG integration.

(Japanese Version)

ICGN CEO’s Statement to Council in Tokyo focuses on disclosure of voting process and rationale, stewardship activity reporting, proxy advisory services, stewardship across all asset classes and ESG integration.

ICGN writes to express our deep concern related to the proposed amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. We believe such amendments will have the effect of restricting overseas investment in Japan or discounting the value of Japanese companies to overseas investors and is a backward step for recent corporate governance reforms in Japan.

ICGN writes to express caution that the Proposed Rule as written appears to be detrimental to the quality of corporate disclosures, rather than positively enhancing transparency.

This Viewpoint follows an earlier ICGN report on how differential ownership structures allow control over publicly listed companies that are disproportionate to the economic interests and cash flow rights of investors

15 Oct 2019, Miami, Florida - The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) presented the prestigious ICGN Life-time Achievement Award (“the Award”) to Sophie L’Hélias in honour of her long-standing commitment to raising corporate governance standards across the globe

We welcome ICGN Members' views on revisions to the ICGN’s Global Stewardship Principles. There are some interesting innovations this year, for example new recommendations on (1) capital allocation, (2) vote-decision making and accountability and (3) protections to shareholder rights given the rise in dual class share structures in some markets.

It is important to build understanding on the role of the creditor in corporate governance and to explore areas of commonality and difference with shareholders with regard to corporate governance matters. This can provide a framework for fixed income investors to factor governance related issues into investment analysis and stewardship activities. 

ICGN is pleased to respond to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Consultation Paper on Review of the ESG Reporting Guide and Related Listing Rules. ICGN congratulates HKEx on its leadership in promoting (ESG) reporting in the Hong Kong market, and in setting a positive example in the Asian region and globally

The ICGN Global Stewardship Awards recognise excellence around investor stewardship policies and practices. Categories relate to the quality of stewardship disclosures as well as recognising ‘champions’ for individuals or organistions who have advanced the effectiveness of investor stewardship in practice. We congratulate all those who have been shortlisted. 

ICGN is pleased to respond to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) consultation on the IAASB Exposure Draft for Quality Management at the Firm and Engagement Level, Including Engagement Quality Reviews. 

It is a matter of good corporate governance for boards to consider in a structured way about how innovation can impact their company. ICGN weighs in on the role of Boards and investors in innovation.

ICGN has announced five issues of most relevance to overseas investors to help advise corporate governance and investor stewardship reforms in Japan. This includes a summary translated into Japanese.’

The ICGN Annual Review highlights our work programme achievements from June 2018-June 2019. This includes an assessment of ICGN's financial position to 31st December 2018 and outlines future strategic priorities. The ICGN Annual Review is presented to the Members at the Annual General Meeting to be held at the Hotel New Otani, Tokyo on 16th July 2019.

Investec Asset Management is the latest ICGN Member to publicly endorse our Global Stewardship Principles. Over 40 investors from around the world are listed on the ICGN website to signify joint standards of stewardship policies and practices.